Monthly Archives: June 2017

David Greene CEO, ZeroStack Came from Riverbed, HP and BMC Software, takes over from co-founder Ajay Gulati continuing as CTO. This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on 2017.06.27 ZeroStack, Inc., creators of the self-driving on-premises cloud, announced that David Greene has joined the company as CEO. He takes over from ZeroStack co-founder Ajay Gulati, who will continue with the company as CTO. He comes to ZeroStack from Aerohive Networks, where he was CMO and leader for corporate initiatives….

Jeff VerHeul SVP of Non-Volatile Engineering, Micron Most recently SVP, corporate engineering, SanDisk This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on 2017.06.28 Micron Technology, Inc. announced the appointment of Jeff VerHeul as SVP, non-volatile engineering, reporting to Sanjay Mehrotra, president and CEO. He most recently was SVP, corporate engineering at SanDisk, where he was responsible for developing an array of flash products. His new role will drive greater focus on SSDs and other value-added solutions based on Micron’s non-volatile memory technology to address the opportunity for these solutions…

Todd Oseth President and CEO, FalconStor He replaces Gary Quinn. This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on 2017.06.21 FalconStor Software, Inc. announced the appointment of Todd Oseth as president and CEO effective July 1, 2017. It also announced that Gary Quinn, formerly president and CEO, has voluntarily resigned effective July 1, 2017. Oseth is a hands-on chief executive who will be focused on delivering profitable business growth by working directly with customers, partners, employees and investors in the…

FalconStor Assigned Two Patents Storing data and accessing stored data, synchronizing storage system data By Francis Pelletier on 2017.06.28 Storing data and accessing stored data FalconStor, Inc., Melville, NY, has been assigned a patent (9,671,978) developed by Lam, Wai, Jericho, NY, for a “system and method for storing data and accessing stored data.” The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “In one example of a method to access data, selected data stored in…

Sumit Sadana EVP and Chief Business Officer, Micron Most recently EVP, chief strategy officer and GM, enterprise solutions at SanDisk This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on 2017.06.23 Micron Technology, Inc. appointed Sumit Sadana as EVP and chief business officer. His addition to the executive team will accelerate the company’s ability to execute on its strategic goals. In this role, all four business units of the company will report to Sadana. In addition, he will have responsibility for…

Start waiting on 3DXP arrays Start Waiting on 3DXP arrays, by Woody Hutsell, AppICU Let’s get one thing out of the way. Most storage systems will eventually offer 3DXP. Why? Because adding 3DXP SSDs to a storage array will be easy. A second thing, I think the early usage for 3DXP will flow largely to server vendors (and their suppliers). This is a major point and central to my thoughts on storage and 3DXP. In the server, 3DXP reduces cost and…

Suresh Vasudevan Board’s Director, Datos IO Former Nimble CEO This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on 2017.06.22 Datos IO, Inc. announced that Suresh Vasudevan, the former CEO and president of Nimble Storage has joined the company’s board of directors. He has a track record at some storage and data management companies and will play a role in helping the company scale to meet the demand for its cloud backup and recovery solutions. He will work closely with Tarun…

Kai Preuss Regional Sales Manager DACH, Virtual Instruments Formerly senior account manager at Dell EMC/Isilon in West Germany This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on 2017.06.26 Virtual Instruments, Inc. announced the appointment of Kai Preuss as regional sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In this role, he is responsible for driving demand and increasing sales of all products and services in the DACH region. A key part of his daily work will be focused on the expansion…

It’s a year and a half into the partnership between Hortonworks Inc. and Syncsort Inc. that is centered around modernizing legacy data stores and infrastructure. The results so far? The synergy between Syncsort’s high-performance data integration and Hortonworks’ modern data architecture solutions is creating a seamless experience for their common customers, according to Chief Technology Officers from both companies. “In the Fortune 500 enterprises — insurance, healthcare, telco, financial services and banking — there are a lot of legacy data stores….

24 M&As in Storage Industry at Mid-Year 2017 Low historical figure but perfectly in phase with 2016 (48 for year) By Jean Jacques Maleval on 2017.06.21 Since 1998 we analyze the merger and acquisition trends in the worldwide storage industry, which has allowed us the proper perspective from which to gauge the evolution over time. At mid-year 2017, there were 24 M&As in the worldwide storage industry to be compared to a total of 48 in 2016, the pace being…

5 Hot Storage Technologies to Watch Many technologies are billed as hot, exciting and revolutionary. But which ones are really deserving of that moniker? Which ones are destined to change — or are changing — the storage universe? Enterprise Storage Forum asked the experts. 1. Object Storage Several of our sources cited object storage as an enabler of major change. “Object storage will be the dominant storage system as we move more applications to the cloud due to its rich…

Amy Mille Feehery VP Sales, HDS Federal Served as principal director for strategic growth and business development at STS International. This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on 2017.06.14 Hitachi Data Systems Federal, Inc. announced the appointment of Amy Miller (A.M.) Feehery as VP sales. She brings industry leadership, operation management, and strategic development experience to HDS Federal, joining the HDS Federal executive team as a direct report to president and CEO David Turner. She will be responsible for…